In Ghana, young people (aged 15-35) constitute 38% of the population, however about 25% of them are not in employment, education or training. Women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) face particular ...

Our oceans are facing a serious plastic pollution problem, which harms marine life and ecosystems and even affects our food chain. While traditional methods like beach clean-ups and recycling help, ...

We typically communicate climate change focusing on rising ocean levels, more intense storms and droughts. But we rarely connect the dots to the social and economic impacts. During the last decade ...

Tax revenue is the most sustainable source of income for countries to finance the Sustainable Development Goals, reducing the ...

On 6-7 May 2024 Conference on Climate Change and Adaptation took place in Tashkent. The conference was organized by UNDP jointly with the Committee on the Development of the Aral Sea Region and ...

The LGU of Sirawai municipality hosted a dialogue with the key stakeholders to pave the way for the resolution of the tension and the implementation of the development project in the area. Through the ...

One out of three Mongolians is under the age of 35. Being young in Mongolia is not easy: indeed, statistics show a great sense of frustration among Mongolia’s youth. The UNDP's 2023-2024 Human ...

She has always dreamed of having a greenhouse with flowers, but because of money, she postponed her dream year after year. Now, at 52, Maria Josan from Ciorești village, Nisporeni district, has seen ...

Policy Specialist, Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights Crisis Bureau, UNDP In 2021, Ms. Assumpta (not real name) reported at a survivor meeting how she was raped at night by four men in front of ...

UNDP and its CSO partner Solidarity Ministries Africa for Reconciliation and Development (SMARD) conducted training for 50 ex-combatants and 50 community members dividing them into producer (value ...

Jakarta, 29 April 2024 — The Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH), the United Nations Development Programme in Indonesia (UNDP Indonesia) in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) today ...

*** This Opinion piece was published in The Africa Report on 11 April 2024, see the original version. The remarkable outcome of Senegal’s recent elections demonstrates the power of institutions and ...